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#2CAE0E

#2cae0e ≈ Kelly Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Balanced
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#2cae0e is a color from the green family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 17.25% red, 68.24% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 74.71% cyan, 0% magenta, 91.95% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 108.75°, with 85.11% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Kelly Green (#4cbb17), ΔE 4.39.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#339900
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Relative luminance0.3084

Complementary

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #900eae

Split complementary

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #400eae
  3. #ae0e7c

Analogous

  1. #7cae0e
  2. #2cae0e
  3. #0eae40

Triadic

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #0e2cae
  3. #ae0e2c

Tetradic

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #0eae90
  3. #900eae
  4. #ae0e2c

Square

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #0e7cae
  3. #900eae
  4. #ae400e

Monochromatic

  1. #082003
  2. #1a6708
  3. #2cae0e
  4. #43ed1c
  5. #7ef263

Shades

#2cae0e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #289d0d
  3. #238b0b
  4. #1f7a0a
  5. #1a6808
  6. #165707
  7. #124606
  8. #0d3404
  9. #092303
  10. #041101
  11. #000000

Tints

#2cae0e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #41b626
  3. #56be3e
  4. #6bc656
  5. #80ce6e
  6. #96d787
  7. #abdf9f
  8. #c0e7b7
  9. #d5efcf
  10. #eaf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#2cae0e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #2cae0e
  2. #34a919
  3. #3da525
  4. #45a030
  5. #4e9c3c
  6. #569747
  7. #5e9252
  8. #678e5e
  9. #6f8969
  10. #788575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #979797 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7aa178 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b39d00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a49329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00a894 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #90a400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #859f21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #18ab75 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-2cae0e {
  color: #2cae0e;
}
Background
.bg-2cae0e {
  background-color: #2cae0e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-2cae0e {
  border: 2px solid #2cae0e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #2cae0e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 44 174 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 109 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-2cae0e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cae0e, #0eae40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-2cae0e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(44 174 14 / 0.35);
}

#4cbb17 Kelly Green ΔE 4.39 #32cd32 Lime Green ΔE 8.39 #009000 Islamic Green ΔE 9.89 #74c365 Mantis ΔE 10.20 #228b22 Forest Green ΔE 11.82 #0bda51 Malachite ΔE 12.01 #8db600 Apple Green ΔE 12.04 #d351f1 Inverted #979797 Grayscale 

Kelly Green
#2cae0e  rgb(44, 174, 14)  hsl(109, 85%, 37%)  Kelly Green
#900eae  rgb(144, 14, 174)  hsl(289, 85%, 37%)  Dark Violet
#0e2cae  rgb(14, 44, 174)  hsl(229, 85%, 37%)  Egyptian Blue
#ae0e2c  rgb(174, 14, 44)  hsl(349, 85%, 37%)  Brown